The Golden Age of TV meets modern day on Soundstage 16 for the Daytime Emmy® Awards.
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1. Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit
Washington #2 Business & Financial Industry Event (new to the list) Former President Bill Clinton has been a featured speaker at all five summits, which focus on the country’s long-term debt and economic future. Other speakers have included Bill Gates, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and past Federal Reserve chairmen Alan Greenspan and Paul Volcker. Next: Spring 2015
2. Grammys
Los Angeles #2 Award Show The Recording Academy of Arts & Sciences’ Grammy awards, billed as “Music’s Biggest Night,” get praise for pairing musicians in unexpected collaborations. This year it went further when Queen Latifah officiated the marriage of 33 couples as Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed “Same Love.” The ceremony was immediately followed by a performance by Madonna. Next: February 8, 2015
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Large light boxes showing photographs of the Burberry sign acted as a backdrop for the arrivals area.
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Dreamforce is known for bringing in many prominent keynote speakers. The 2014 list included Hillary Rodham Clinton (pictured), Al Gore, Anthony Robbins, and Eckhart Tolle.
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Performers entertained attendees as they arrived for the opening keynote address from Cisco C.E.O. John Chambers.
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In post-event surveys, conference attendees who purchased the Preferred Access Passes indicated one of the perks they valued most was preferred seating at the keynote sessions.